Middle Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Korean 國惡 (*NALak).
Pronunciation[edit]
나랗〮 (nàláh) (isolated 나라〮 (nàlá), locative 나라〮해〮 (nàláh-áy))
- country, nation, kingdom
- (metonymically) king, monarch
1592, 양호당 이덕열 언간 [yanghodang ideogyeol eon'gan, Korean-language letter of Yangho-dang Yi Deogyeol]:셔울도 나라히 나가시다 ᄒᆞ니 온 자 안ᄒᆞᆯ ᄇᆞ린 거시니 […]- syewul-two nalah-i nakasita honi won co anh-ol polin kes-ini […]
- Even the king has left the capital, so it is the case that the entire city has been abandoned […]
Descendants[edit]
- Korean: 나라 (nara) (Standard Seoul)
